Pingeling Thomas Albrecht (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: vg. Rare German Book on the American Revolution and the North American Colonies published by Christian Leist.With a Fine Detailed Map of the Middle Colonies The book includes a fine large map of the Middle Bri. Small 8vo. (4 1/2 x 7 inches). Contemporary calf, spine label wanting, gilt fleuron device repeated in spine compartments. Toe of spine with small chip, exposing headband. Upper corner of front board worn. Moderate rubbing to outer hinges. 29 [misnumbered, i.e. 20], 571, [1] pages. Engraved folding map, hand-colored in outline. Complete. Small (one inch) tear to margin of map at tab insert, just touching the neat line at upper left of map. Internally the map and text leaves are clean and nice. Rare German Book on the American Revolution and the North American Colonies published by Christian Leist.With a Fine Detailed Map of the Middle Colonies The book includes a fine large map of the Middle British Colonies, extending from Maryland and Delaware to Vermont, New Hampshire and Southern Maine, with a large circle drawn around New York City, illustrating the city as the center of the region. The map was engraved by Thomas Albrecht Pingeling in Hamburg.The book offers a detailed description of New England during the Revolutionary War, including the geographical, political and economic makeup of the colonies and information on Native Indians and the European settlers. Part I is a general description of the colonies, climate, agricultural products, European inhabitants, value of imports and exports, and political situation. Part II comprises a systematic description of each colony, including about ten pages on each of the Southern colonies (pages 312-372): Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and West Florida. Part III treats the history of England under the Tudors, Stuarts and Hanovers.While the text includes good coverage on the Southern colonies, the only southern area depicted on the map is the Chesapeake Bay region of Maryland.Not noted in Servies' Bibliography of Florida, despite the brief chapters on Florida and West Florida.The map in Christian Leiste's Beschreibung des Brittischen Amerika zur Ersparung der Englischen Karten is well printed and details the British Colonies at the beginning on the Revolutionary War. The map shows state and county boundaries, cities, and early roads. A note in Pennsylvania identifies "the endless mountains" with the Land of the Seven Nations to the north. The title cartouche is featured within an elegant second large compass. RarityThe book appeared in at least two editions in 1778, with differing publication locations (Braunschweig and Wolfenbuttel) but according to Sabin, "Both editions are the same book."We note 1 example of the book at auction in the past decade. This is the first time we have offered the map or book. Book.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1775 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 749 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 749 Volume 4 Language: German.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1775 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 714 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 714 Volume 2 Language: German.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1775 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 767 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 767 Volume 3 Language: German.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1775 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 811 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 811 Volume 1 Language: German.